Hello, 

I’ve been planning for my first exterior door and side lites from 1-3/4 material, M&T construction.  Initally I was planning on forming rails and styles with the same profile and just mitering the connections the same way you must do a beaded frame.

Then I came upon Freuds router set with the removable portion of the rail bit and was intrigued.  Unfortunately they don’t offer a clean craftsman bevel style set, just a lot of puffy ogees and quarter rounds 😉

Would like to hear some comments on using the mitered beaded frame technique on an exterior door.

And would also be curious to know what it might cost me to have a custom bit made with a clean bevel and shoulder – it would measure maybe 60 degrees from the axis, cutting length about 5/8.  and look like an inverted horizontal panel raising bit.

Actually, that’s all I’d need to cut the panels also – a reversable panel raising bit with a shoulder height of maybe 1/8…  Any such animal?  oh, wait, that doesn’t work does it – the carbide would be on the wrong face…

Thanks much.